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Latvia vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 121st vs. 74th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia New Zealand
Population
1844219
5406623
Population rank 149/197 124/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Latvia and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Latvia and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Latvia

New Zealand
Year GDP
Latvia New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 - $6,495,605,331
1971 - $7,911,136,757
1972 - $9,567,331,065
1973 - $12,802,281,898
1974 - $13,940,981,798
1975 - $12,861,983,284
1976 - $13,604,832,424
1977 - $15,446,825,318
1978 - $18,530,518,395
1979 - $20,731,243,113
1980 - $23,244,547,385
1981 - $24,417,617,184
1982 - $24,164,603,059
1983 - $24,309,279,706
1984 - $21,665,975,319
1985 - $24,679,795,396
1986 - $30,604,668,357
1987 - $40,376,354,070
1988 - $45,176,811,594
1989 - $43,920,222,525
1990 - $45,495,129,385
1991 - $42,745,329,732
1992 - $41,649,829,860
1993 - $46,775,620,817
1994 - $55,314,732,279
1995 $5,608,208,785 $63,918,703,507
1996 $5,799,465,288 $70,140,835,299
1997 $6,349,481,007 $66,075,143,415
1998 $6,974,112,951 $56,227,169,851
1999 $7,324,192,890 $58,762,260,626
2000 $7,761,252,607 $52,623,281,957
2001 $8,190,888,740 $53,872,425,917
2002 $9,249,030,241 $66,627,729,311
2003 $11,244,337,720 $88,250,885,550
2004 $13,827,070,379 $103,905,210,084
2005 $16,306,935,905 $114,720,129,550
2006 $20,434,922,247 $111,538,810,713
2007 $29,420,499,248 $137,188,946,866
2008 $34,135,200,994 $133,437,126,590
2009 $25,691,530,442 $121,663,439,315
2010 $23,468,324,572 $146,887,902,524
2011 $26,575,547,901 $168,484,908,960
2012 $27,116,149,949 $176,560,711,239
2013 $29,152,128,168 $191,012,364,177
2014 $30,277,203,767 $201,518,402,787
2015 $26,344,565,877 $178,224,167,088
2016 $27,117,105,060 $189,100,085,275
2017 $29,391,059,767 $206,745,969,246
2018 $33,247,935,477 $211,985,631,173
2019 $33,099,503,951 $213,006,341,102
2020 $33,379,927,435 $213,029,554,654
2021 $38,183,326,785 $253,977,931,815
2022 $38,014,713,596 $249,509,991,440
2023 $42,572,151,720 $255,194,972,673
2024 $43,520,773,851 $260,235,932,559

Latvia and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Latvia New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 - $2,311
1971 - $2,773
1972 - $3,295
1973 - $4,323
1974 - $4,611
1975 - $4,172
1976 - $4,374
1977 - $4,951
1978 - $5,937
1979 - $6,668
1980 - $7,467
1981 - $7,814
1982 - $7,656
1983 - $7,598
1984 - $6,714
1985 - $7,601
1986 - $9,428
1987 - $12,331
1988 - $13,759
1989 - $13,312
1990 - $13,663
1991 - $12,230
1992 - $11,793
1993 - $13,094
1994 - $15,280
1995 $2,257 $17,400
1996 $2,360 $18,794
1997 $2,610 $17,474
1998 $2,894 $14,738
1999 $3,064 $15,322
2000 $3,278 $13,641
2001 $3,505 $13,883
2002 $4,004 $16,874
2003 $4,915 $21,914
2004 $6,110 $25,420
2005 $7,284 $27,751
2006 $9,212 $26,655
2007 $13,371 $32,480
2008 $15,678 $31,325
2009 $11,996 $28,277
2010 $11,188 $33,762
2011 $12,903 $38,432
2012 $13,329 $40,054
2013 $14,484 $43,000
2014 $15,186 $44,618
2015 $13,322 $38,665
2016 $13,839 $40,114
2017 $15,132 $42,950
2018 $17,252 $43,257
2019 $17,295 $42,779
2020 $17,564 $41,851
2021 $20,262 $49,689
2022 $20,227 $48,760
2023 $22,676 $48,655
2024 $23,368 $48,747

Latvia vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia New Zealand
1950 64.6 69.3
1951 65.2 69.1
1952 65.7 69.4
1953 66.2 70.2
1954 66.7 70.3
1955 67.1 70.5
1956 67.6 70.7
1957 68.3 70.3
1958 68.9 70.9
1959 69.5 70.8
1960 70.3 71.2
1961 70.5 70.9
1962 69.9 71.2
1963 70.3 71.3
1964 71.5 71.3
1965 71.2 71.2
1966 71.2 71.1
1967 70.9 71.4
1968 70.5 71.1
1969 70.2 71.5
1970 70.2 71.2
1971 70.6 71.7
1972 70.3 71.8
1973 70.2 71.7
1974 70.1 71.9
1975 69.3 72.2
1976 69.4 72.4
1977 69.4 72.1
1978 69.3 73
1979 68.8 73.1
1980 69.1 72.9
1981 69.1 73.6
1982 69.6 73.7
1983 69.4 73.8
1984 69.4 74.4
1985 69.6 73.9
1986 71 74.1
1987 71 74.2
1988 70.9 74.5
1989 70.4 74.9
1990 69.5 75.4
1991 69.2 76.1
1992 68.5 76.2
1993 66.6 76.5
1994 65.2 76.9
1995 66 76.8
1996 68.6 76.8
1997 69.2 77.3
1998 68.9 78.2
1999 69.6 77.9
2000 70.2 78.7
2001 69.9 78.7
2002 70.2 78.9
2003 70.6 79.1
2004 70.9 79.4
2005 70.6 80
2006 70.6 80
2007 70.8 80.1
2008 72 80.2
2009 72.7 80.5
2010 73 81.1
2011 73.7 80.8
2012 73.9 81.2
2013 74.2 81.6
2014 74.3 81.4
2015 74.7 81.6
2016 74.8 82
2017 74.8 81.6
2018 75 81.9
2019 75.6 81.8
2020 75.5 82.7
2021 73.2 82.3
2022 74.9 81
2023 76.2 82.1
2024 76.3 82.2
2025 76.5 82.4

Latvia and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

New Zealand
Year Population
Latvia New Zealand
1960 2,120,979 2,371,800
1961 2,152,681 2,419,700
1962 2,181,586 2,482,000
1963 2,210,919 2,531,800
1964 2,240,623 2,585,400
1965 2,265,919 2,628,400
1966 2,283,217 2,675,900
1967 2,301,220 2,724,100
1968 2,323,619 2,748,100
1969 2,343,173 2,772,800
1970 2,359,164 2,810,700
1971 2,376,389 2,853,000
1972 2,395,674 2,903,900
1973 2,415,819 2,961,300
1974 2,437,186 3,023,700
1975 2,456,130 3,083,100
1976 2,470,989 3,110,500
1977 2,485,073 3,120,200
1978 2,497,921 3,121,200
1979 2,505,953 3,109,000
1980 2,511,701 3,112,900
1981 2,519,421 3,124,900
1982 2,531,080 3,156,100
1983 2,546,011 3,199,300
1984 2,562,047 3,227,100
1985 2,578,873 3,247,100
1986 2,599,892 3,246,300
1987 2,626,583 3,274,400
1988 2,653,434 3,283,400
1989 2,666,955 3,299,200
1990 2,663,151 3,329,800
1991 2,650,581 3,495,100
1992 2,614,338 3,531,700
1993 2,563,290 3,572,200
1994 2,520,742 3,620,000
1995 2,485,056 3,673,400
1996 2,457,222 3,732,000
1997 2,432,851 3,781,300
1998 2,410,019 3,815,000
1999 2,390,482 3,835,100
2000 2,367,550 3,857,700
2001 2,337,170 3,880,500
2002 2,310,173 3,948,500
2003 2,287,955 4,027,200
2004 2,263,122 4,087,500
2005 2,238,799 4,133,900
2006 2,218,357 4,184,600
2007 2,200,325 4,223,800
2008 2,177,322 4,259,800
2009 2,141,669 4,302,600
2010 2,097,555 4,350,700
2011 2,059,709 4,384,000
2012 2,034,319 4,408,100
2013 2,012,647 4,442,100
2014 1,993,782 4,516,500
2015 1,977,527 4,609,400
2016 1,959,537 4,714,100
2017 1,942,248 4,813,600
2018 1,927,174 4,900,600
2019 1,913,822 4,979,200
2020 1,900,449 5,090,200
2021 1,884,490 5,111,300
2022 1,879,383 5,117,100
2023 1,877,445 5,245,000
2024 1,862,441 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Latvia and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Latvia

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Latvia New Zealand
1960 1.94 4.24
1961 1.94 4.31
1962 1.91 4.19
1963 1.85 4.05
1964 1.79 3.8
1965 1.74 3.54
1966 1.76 3.41
1967 1.8 3.35
1968 1.83 3.34
1969 1.88 3.28
1970 1.96 3.17
1971 2 3.18
1972 2 3
1973 1.98 2.76
1974 1.97 2.58
1975 1.96 2.37
1976 1.93 2.27
1977 1.89 2.21
1978 1.87 2.07
1979 1.87 2.12
1980 1.86 2.03
1981 1.88 2.01
1982 1.97 1.95
1983 2.07 1.92
1984 2.09 1.93
1985 2.08 1.93
1986 2.12 1.96
1987 2.15 2.03
1988 2.11 2.1
1989 2.05 2.12
1990 2.02 2.18
1991 1.86 2.09
1992 1.73 2.06
1993 1.51 2.04
1994 1.39 1.98
1995 1.25 1.98
1996 1.16 1.96
1997 1.11 1.96
1998 1.09 1.89
1999 1.16 1.97
2000 1.25 1.98
2001 1.22 1.97
2002 1.26 1.89
2003 1.32 1.93
2004 1.29 1.98
2005 1.39 1.97
2006 1.46 2.01
2007 1.54 2.18
2008 1.58 2.19
2009 1.46 2.13
2010 1.36 2.17
2011 1.33 2.09
2012 1.44 2.1
2013 1.52 2.01
2014 1.65 1.92
2015 1.7 1.99
2016 1.74 1.87
2017 1.69 1.81
2018 1.6 1.71
2019 1.61 1.72
2020 1.55 1.61
2021 1.57 1.64
2022 1.47 1.66
2023 1.36 1.56

Latvia and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Latvia New Zealand
1960 32.3 27.5
1961 32.4 27.1
1962 32.6 26.8
1963 32.8 26.4
1964 33 26.2
1965 33.2 26
1966 33.5 25.9
1967 33.8 25.8
1968 34 25.7
1969 34.1 25.7
1970 34.2 25.6
1971 34.3 25.7
1972 34.5 25.9
1973 34.6 26
1974 34.7 26.2
1975 34.9 26.3
1976 35 26.5
1977 35.1 26.8
1978 35.1 27.1
1979 35.1 27.5
1980 34.9 27.9
1981 34.8 28.2
1982 34.7 28.5
1983 34.6 28.8
1984 34.7 29.1
1985 34.7 29.4
1986 34.7 29.8
1987 34.6 30.1
1988 34.6 30.4
1989 34.5 30.8
1990 34.6 31.1
1991 34.8 31.4
1992 35.2 31.7
1993 35.6 32
1994 36 32.3
1995 36.2 32.6
1996 36.6 32.8
1997 36.9 33.2
1998 37.3 33.6
1999 37.6 34
2000 37.9 34.3
2001 38.3 34.6
2002 38.6 34.8
2003 38.9 35
2004 39.2 35.2
2005 39.4 35.5
2006 39.7 35.8
2007 39.9 36.1
2008 40.1 36.4
2009 40.5 36.6
2010 41.1 36.8
2011 41.6 37
2012 42 37.2
2013 42.3 37.4
2014 42.5 37.5
2015 42.8 37.4
2016 43 37.3
2017 43.2 37.2
2018 43.4 37.3
2019 43.6 37.3
2020 43.8 37.5
2021 43.9 37.8
2022 44 38.1
2023 44.1 38.3
2024 44.3 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
78.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
18.8%
2018
Banked people share
95%
2024
97.9%
2024

Energy

Latvia New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia New Zealand
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
45.9%
2023
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
96.2%
2023

Health

Latvia New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia New Zealand
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
60,159 mi
2020

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